Adrian, in Mimic Ghost form, merely glanced her way, and crushing pressure swept over the Crescent Moon Hunter.
This fierce woman, whose ambition and nerve rivaled any man's, was so frightened by that single glance that she could not finish her sentence.
What Catarina Devon had witnessed at Spahn Island's harbor had been too terrifying. She feared the ghostly figure might smash her skull in the next instant.
Helpless, Catarina Devon gripped the stone axe and bone spike in her hands, hoping those two "weapons" would give her enough courage to stand her ground.
Crack, crack...
In the silence, Catarina Devon heard ice splintering. She followed the sound and instinctively looked down, only to see coils of white mist surging around her legs. A piercing chill spread from where the mist touched her, seeping through her entire body.
"You..."
Catarina Devon raised her head, but still could not finish a sentence. After that single word, endless cold engulfed her and froze her into a human-shaped statue.
The ambitious Crescent Moon Hunter, who would one day have been called "the most vicious female pirate in history," was frozen forever on this nameless, primitive island in the South Blue.
At least her body remained intact.
That was Adrian's final gift to Catarina Devon.
Once Adrian had confirmed that the Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Nine-Tailed Fox was genuine, Catarina Devon had no further use to him.
It was bad enough that she was so ugly. She also liked preying on innocent civilians.
Adrian had no intention of sparing her. Freezing her to death was simpler.
He carefully picked the Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Nine-Tailed Fox, then shot into the sky in Mimic Ghost form and flew toward the Nether Abyss, whose location he could sense.
The ghost flew at almost the same speed as Adrian